Where does “rudity” come from?

rudity (English) comes from Middle English ruditee, from Old French rudete, from Latin ruditas, from Latin rudis, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rudity (English): rudeness; ignorance

Definitions

  1. rudeness; ignorance

Ancestry of “rudity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishruditee—
2Old Frenchrudete—
3Latinruditasaccusative feminine plural of rudītus; ignorance
4Latinrudisrough, raw, uncultivated; unrefined, unskilled,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Latin rudis →Every word from Latin ruditas →